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03 February 2020

Phoenix Petroleum wins big at 40th Agora Awards

01/28/2020 06:20:51 PM

Phoenix Petroleum President and CEO Dennis Uy (third from right) receives the Marketing Company of the Year award at the 40th Agora Awards. Also in the photo are (from left to right) 40th Agora Awards Chair of Partnership and Pilipinas ESETGO Corporation CEO John Alexis Revilla, CPM; 2018 Marketing Company of the Year recipients SM Supermalls COO Steven Tan, and Vista Land Director Camille Villar; 2019 Philippine Marketing Association President and Celestial Media Services, Inc. General Manager Mary Faith Abaño, CPM; and 40th Agora Awards Overall Chair and PAX Associated Services Founder Maeyeth Cayabyab-Cadungog, CPM.

Phoenix Petroleum has been recognized as the Marketing Company of the Year at the 40th Agora Awards held recently. 

Upcoming: GigLab Live Sakitan Bago Valentines

02/02/2020 11:59:53 PM

It looks like the heart-shattering madness continues this February.

02 February 2020

01 February 2020

69 Filipino songs that rocked my life in 2010s (Part 2)

01/30/2020 08:42:56 PM

It's a shame that it took me two months to finish this personal project. I initially had this in mind since late November and worked on the draft by mid-December. Anyway, here it goes... 

Ten years ago, I tried coming up with a list of my favorite songs of the decade here in this blog. Unfortunately, I ended up shelving it as I got more busy with college studies and post-disaster recovery.

Ransomware attacks 174+ cities in 2019

01/28/2020 04:14:36 PM



The previous year has been claimed by Kaspersky as the “year of ransomware attacks on municipalities.”

31 January 2020

69 Filipino songs that rocked my life in 2010s (Part 1)

01/30/2020 08:42:57 PM

It's a shame that it took me two months to finish this personal project. I initially had this in mind since late November and worked on the draft by mid-December. Anyway, here it goes... 

Info Tech security budgets lower than average --Kaspersky IT Security Calculator

01/21/2020 01:20:11 PM



Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has recently released a report that involves the budget of Information Technology (IT) Security among small, medium, and large enterprises.

30 January 2020

EPSON releases SMEs creating sustainable business in PH

01/22/2020 09:20:55 PM

For anyone in the business sector to flourish in today's competitive digital marketplace, companies must take importance in relying to innovative technologies. Specifically, for the country's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the present times will really serve as a challenge for them. 

29 January 2020

McDonald's launches the revamped McDo app

01/22/2020 08:21:30 PM



McDonald's kicked off the new year by recently launching the revamped version of its mobile app.

28 January 2020

OPPO opens grand Experience Store at Ayala Malls Manila Bay

01/22/2020 01:46:46 PM



OPPO has recently opened its newest – and at the same time, largest and grandest experience store to date.

More acts set to perform for the upcoming FlipTop Festival

01/27/2020 09:45:35 PM

FlipTop Battle League has recently announced its second wave of the lineup for its biggest festival happening on the weekend in the second weekend of February 2020.

27 January 2020

Newsletter: No such thing as a free lunch: scammers exploit new ‘data-leak-compensation’ scheme

01/22/2020 05:23:18 PM

Author's note: There are so many things that people are gullible about, especially if it's free stuff. Everyone wants to watch free live concerts; everyone wants to get freebies; a lot would die finding a way to stream their favorite TV shows and movies for free; a lot would want to travel and win an all-expense paid vacation.

Hell, a lot would even want to eat for free, because who can actually – and really – say no to food, right?  Well, don't take it literally as we still tackle about "money" here.

But hey, even in 2020, things like this may still happen. Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has recently exposed an online fraud scheme that involves personal data.

More of that in this press release below. 

26 January 2020

Honda launches the cutting-edge Airblade 150 AT motorcycle

01/23/2020 10:11:36 AM


Honda Philippines has recently launched the cutting-edge AT bike that raises the bar in the scooter segment, the All-New Airblade 150. 

25 January 2020

Z-Stars makes India debut on VH1 Supersonic '20!

01/21/2020 12:13:49 PM



After the success of hitting Singapore the previous year, the Gen-Z rising stars will make its way to India this 2020.

24 January 2020

Newsletter: Lenovo’s Five Must-Have Devices for the Digital Creator

01/22/2020 07:20:52 PM

Global tech leader Lenovo has announced a bunch of news to kick off the year. A series of announcements took place at the Consumer and Electronics Summit, from what are the products to look for this year, to the new offerings and some ground-breaking announcements.

That said, the worldwide tech brand has introduced five must-have devices for anyone who's a digital creator. Imagine a bunch of laptops, a CPU, and a monitor being part of this list.

Read that and more in this press release below.